Swain County

administration
Swain County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP with number 79001752
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Bryson City
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Administration Building P.O. Box 2321 Bryson City, NC 28713-2321
Foundation :	1871
Made up from:	Jackson County
Area code :	001 828
Demographics
Residents :	12,968 (2000)
Population density :	9.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1400 km²
Water surface :	32 km²
map

Website : www.swaincounty.org

Swain County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Bryson City , which was named after Captain Thaddeus Bryson .

geography

The county is located almost in the far west of North Carolina, borders Tennessee in the north , is about 35 km from Georgia in the south and has an area of 1,400 square kilometers, of which 32 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Haywood County , Jackson County , Macon County, and Graham Counties .

Swain County is divided into three townships : Charleston, Forneys Creek, and Nantahala.

history

Swain County was formed in 1871 from parts of Jackson County. It was named after David L. Swain , the governor of North Carolina from 1832 to 1835 and subsequent president of the University of North Carolina for 33 years.

Nine buildings and sites in the county are listed in the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 16, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1880	3784	-
1890	6577	73.8%
1900	8401	27.7%
1910	10,403	23.8%
1920	13,224	27.1%
1930	11,568	-12.5%
1940	12,177	5.3%
1950	9921	-18.5%
1960	8387	-15.5%
1970	7861	-6.3%
1980	10,283	30.8%
1990	11,268	9.6%
2000	12,968	15.1%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

As of the 2000 census , Swain County had 12,968 people in 5,137 households and 3,631 families. The population density was 9 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 66.33 percent white, 1.70 percent African American, 29.03 percent Native American, 0.15 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.49 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.28 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.47 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 5,137 households, 30.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.3 percent of these were married couples living together, 13.9 percent were single mothers and 29.3 percent were non-families. 25.8 percent were single households and 11.1 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.91 people.

24.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.3 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.7 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.4 percent between 45 and 64, and 15.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For all females there were 94.6 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 91.2 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 28,608 , and the median income for a family is $ 33,786. Males had a median income of $ 26,570 versus $ 20,722 for women. The per capita income was $ 14,647. 18.3 percent of the population and 13.3 percent of families are below the poverty line. 25.6 percent of them are children and young people under the age of 18 and 19.1 percent are 65 years of age or older.

Web links

Commons : Swain County - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
↑ GNIS-ID: 1008588. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 16, 2018.
↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011
Jump up ↑ Swain County, North Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

35.49 -83.49Coordinates: 35 ° 29 ′ N , 83 ° 29 ′ W

[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

[2] GNIS-ID: 1008588. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 16, 2018.

[4] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[5] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011

[6] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011

[7] Jump up ↑ Swain County, North Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .